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A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel.
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A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.
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A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.
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Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
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A young oyster.
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To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below.
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Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters.
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To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.
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A bed of oysters or mussels.
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See Oyster plant (a), under Oyster.
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The oyster catcher.
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An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll.
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The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill cries.
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Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo.
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Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.
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Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster (Ostrea Virginiana), are the most important species.
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Having only one adductor muscle, and one muscular impression on each valve, as the oyster; monomyarian.
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The oyster catcher.
v. t.
To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
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One who shucks oysters or clams
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